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<h3>CLOSEDIR(3)         Linux Programmer's Manual         CLOSEDIR(3)
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<h3>NAME
</h3>       closedir - close a directory

<h3>SYNOPSIS
</h3>       #include &lt;sys/types.h&gt;

       #include &lt;dirent.h&gt;

       int closedir(DIR *dir);

<h3>DESCRIPTION
</h3>       The  closedir() function closes the directory stream asso-
       ciated with dir.  The directory stream descriptor  dir  is
       not available after this call.

<h3>RETURN VALUE
</h3>       The  closedir()  function  returns  0  on success or -1 on
       failure.

<h3>ERRORS
</h3>       EBADF  Invalid directory stream descriptor dir.

<h3>CONFORMING TO
</h3>       SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3

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<h3>SEE ALSO
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<a href=close.htm>close</a>, 
<a href=opendir.htm>opendir</a>, 
<a href=readdir.htm>readdir</a>, 
<a href=rewinddir.htm>rewinddir</a>, 
<a href=seekdir.htm>seekdir</a>, 
<a href=telldir.htm>telldir</a>, 
<a href=scandir.htm>scandir</a>, 
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